Anberlin – Dark Is The Way, Light Is A PlaceReview By: Jen Windland

With two albums that landed in the top twenty on the Billboard 200, we knew that Anberlin’s new album was going to be fantastic – and surprise, surprise, they didn’t disappoint. The band made a risky move by incorporating some new techniques into the tracks, but they weren’t afraid to include the old sound as well. The intro’s were heavy and eclectic; Down had a country-twang to it’s intro (but don’t worry, it doesn’t last long), Pray Tell sounded techno-European, which was much appreciated and a nice surprise thrown in with the rest, and You Belong Here was light and has a choral intro, and the sweet soundtrack-for-a-movie-resolution attitude makes it my personal favorite. As for the lyrics, Anberlin continues to mature and get more inspirational with every album. There are words of love and loss and living with what your circumstance may be. This band never fails to fill all expectations and this time they went above and beyond – the old material was good, but these new tracks are different and variety is a wonderful thing.